Malaysia has begun enforcing new rules. Children under 16 are now banned from social media accounts. Platforms must implement age verificat...

The United Nations is demanding tech companies prioritize child safety on their platforms. Officials state that business practices and desi...

Indonesia has blocked the prediction market Polymarket. This action is part of a wider crackdown on online gambling. Polymarket was reporte...

New-age insurer Acko will soon confidentially file draft papers for its stock market debut. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.

Wikimedia Foundation reached a compromise with the Indonesian government, averting a potential Wikipedia block. The foundation secured assu...

European Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...

Indonesia has issued a second summons to Google and Meta. The tech giants allegedly ignored a new ban on social media for users under 16. T...

In a bold move, Indonesia has called on representatives from Meta and Google due to new regulations targeting social media use among childr...

Indonesia's social media curbs, which the government says ⁠are intended ⁠to reduce the risk of cyberbullying and addiction, follow a ban in...

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...

TikTok and video platform YouTube are in discussions with Indonesia's government about its plan to block social media access for children u...

Indonesia is set to block social media for children under 16. This move aims to protect minors from online dangers like addiction and cyber...

Indonesia's president signed a regulation on Monday requiring digital platforms to pay media outlets that provide them with content, a move...

The publishers' rule will push digital platforms to "support quality journalism" by entering licensing, revenue-sharing, data-sharing or ot...

Indonesia bans the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment, but allows investment in the assets. Such investment boomed during the pa...

The BOT has said repeatedly that it does not support cryptocurrencies as payments. It will hold a briefing on regulatory guidelines for ban...

The move highlights the challenge faced by regulators as they seek to manage potential risks from the global cryptocurrency mania.